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John Walker 1705 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1705

Birth Location: Newry, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 17 Nov 1778

Death Location: Walker Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Father: John Walker

Mother: Katherine Rutherford

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According to available records, John Walker was born in 1705 in Newry, Down, Ireland, the child of John (II) "Gunmaker" Walker and Katherine Jane Rutherford. In the later years of life, John Walker died in 1778 in Walker Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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John Walker
1684 – 1734
Birth Location: Wigton, Scottland
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Katherine Rutherford
1682 – 1738
Birth Location: Down Co, Ireland Wigton, Scotland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Mar 1705
    Event Place: Newry, Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Nov 1778
    Event Place: Walker Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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